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your hobbies into extra retirement cash
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Hobbies and personal
interests can be turned into extra cash income for retirees.
Usually it takes only part time work doing something you enjoy
to make additional "walking around
money".
All 10 extra cash suggestions come from retirees who are already making these ideas
work. As we have mentioned often, the stories on
this website are true -- only the names have been changed.
For more extra cash ideas, start
here.
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(If you are looking
for a more substantial income after retirement, we have very
different advice for you on our Best
Retiree Job page.)
10. Book 'Em.
If you are a booklover, you may have a sizeable personal
library. The most obvious thing to do to pick up some
extra cash is to sell your books online. But the return is
absolutely miserable! On Amazon you will find listings of
used books selling for a fraction of the price of a brand new
one shown on the same page. And if you go to other online
sites where individuals are selling their own personal libraries
the situation is even worse. Books listed for sale at
these sites--even ones in perfect condition--sell for pennies,
literally!
But we know a retired man,
John, who is making a very tidy income selling used books and he
has been doing it for years. It is quite simple: he
does not sell books online, he buys them online for a few cents
or, at the most, a dollar, plus postage. Then turns around
and sells them at three upscale open air markets in Southern
California. In his portable bookstall under a large white canopy
is a sign that reads: "No Book Over
$5". Over the years he has developed knowledge
of exactly what types of books his buyers want. Plus every
book is in perfect new condition or very close to it. Moreover, his bookstall
is a major attraction at the open air markets he participates
in. Many parents come to the market for vegetables and to buy a book for themselves.
They also let their children pick out one from his $1 book children's
book table.
You can also become a book
reviewer. Or earn money with garlic
while traveling!
Want more extra cash
ideas? Start here.
| SCAM
ALERT! You may see ads
on the internet for jobs that promise thousands of
dollars of extra income while working part time from
home. Almost all of these are frauds! You
will be better off trimming
your expenses and making extra cash on your own
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NOTE: All names
on this site have been changed to protect individual privacy.
The stories are real, the names are not.
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